Man, 47, killed at Tanami gold mine in Central AustraliaAlexandra FeiamNewsWireThu, 5 February 2026 11:38AM
A 47-year-old man has died at a gold mine in the remote Central Australia.
Emergency services were called to Newmont’s Tanami gold mine, about 540km northwest of Alice Springs, after reports of a person being injured due to infrastructure failure.
An NT Police spokesman said they were notified of the incident about 4pm Wednesday, with officers from the Yuendumu region – about 270km from the mine – establishing a crime scene.
“Investigations are ongoing with members from the Coronial Investigation Unit and Crime Scene Examination Unit attending the site today,” a police spokesman told NewsWire.
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WorkSafe NT said early investigations indicated a “potential failure of a winch occurred during a lift as a contributing factor to the incident”.
Tanami mine is operated by Newmont, and has been in operation since 1983, extending more than 1.7km underground.
A spokesman confirmed the man’s death.
“Newmont is deeply saddened to confirm that a member of our workforce has died following an incident at the Tanami mine site in the Northern Territory, Australia, on Wednesday 4 February,” they said per the ABC.
All mining activities have been suspended while the investigation unfolds.
Originally published as Man, 47, killed at Tanami gold mine in Central Australia
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